A collection of
progressive groups (some even call themselves liberals) says a recent North Carolina poll
found strong public support for some of their issues.

The poll was done by
OnPoint Polling and Research of Raleigh.That’s the group that got the WakeCounty
school bonds vote right last year.

The most striking
results:

More than 60 percent of likely voters
supported spending “millions of dollars” to provide health insurance for
uninsured children;

And more than 60 percent would support
a universal health insurance plan like Arnold Schwarzenegger’s in
California, in which the cost would be shared by taxpayers, insurance
companies, doctors, hospitals and people who have insurance.

Among groups involved
in the poll were AARP, Academy
of Trial Lawyers,
AFL-CIO, Conservation Council, Planned Parenthood and Equality NC.

Other, less
surprising, findings:

87 percent support requiring chemical
plants to publicize lists of dangerous products they have.(You have to wonder about the 13 percent
who are opposed.)

69 percent support letting counties
charge impact fees on developers to help pay for new schools (although
developers say they have differently worded polls that show the opposite).

64 percent favor making the income tax
deduction permanent for people who use the North Carolina college savings plan.

62 percent support requiring hog
farmers to replace lagoons with new technology.